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Democratic Senate hopeful Grady Yarbrough advocates for passing the DREAM Act, sealing the border “by whatever means necessary” and granting citizenship to all illegal immigrant workers who have been in the country at least seven years and have no criminal history. …

“A U.S. senator from Texas can be 100 percent conservative with a 100 percent conservative record, and so we demand more,” said Brendan Steinhauser of former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks group, which is backing Ted Cruz. …

While Dewhurst, the state’s lieutenant governor and the early favorite in the race, has raised more than 90 percent of his campaign cash in Texas, Cruz has pocketed 35 percent of his proceeds from outside the state. The tea party favorite from Houston has received more than $1.5 million from more than 1,000 donors outside of the Lone Star State. …

The congressman’s concession comes less than a day after he told the El Paso Times that rival Beto O’Rourke “deliberately ran a nasty, dirty campaign” and partially blamed negative media coverage for his loss. …

Your Texas on the Potomac team will be joining other staffers from the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Hearst Newspapers to bring you comprehensive news, analysis and multimedia coverage. …

“This race is Ground Zero in the battle between the moderate establishment and the conservative Tea Party tidal wave that swept the country in 2010 and 2012,” Ted Cruz told Texas on the Potomac in an interview. “People are tired of timid career politicians in both parties. People are tired of the same old establishment conservatives who don’t believe a darned thing.” …

A radio ad by a group allied with Texas Senate campaign frontrunner David Dewhurst accuses his top rival, Ted Cruz, of supporting immigration amnesty. The accusations, coming just four days before Tuesday’s primary, prompted outraged reaction from Republican Latinos across the social media world. …